Exodus 5:11
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
מָצָא
you will find it
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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תֶּבֶן
straw
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תֶּבֶן
properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)
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גָּרַע
is diminished
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גָּרַע
to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold
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לָקַח
acquire
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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